Mike Roach stands in front of the Nelson Way home in Sparks which he has owned since 1975. His home is one 66 that would be razed to make way for the Pyramid Way widening project.

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Sixty-six homes stand in the way of plans to improve one of the Truckee Meadows' most problem-prone intersections and are now targeted for purchase by government.

An accelerated home buyout program by the Regional Transportation Commission would spend up to $23.1 million to buy property and help relocate willing sellers of the 66 homes, a church and three office buildings. The property is needed to make room for the upgrade of the intersection of Pyramid Way and McCarran Boulevard, with construction of the Sparks project to begin in 2015 after needed property is purchased and the ...